Alden Davidson, Mba Email & Phone Number

Colorado

Work with leaders in the travel industry, domestic and international, on booth and sponsorship opportunities.

Denver, Co

Leveraging my extensive professional experience, I was in charge of growing sales in areas covering membership, exhibits, sponsorships, advertising (online and print). It was my job to convert existing individual members to organizational members based on their goals and involvement. I was fully accountable for executing the organizational vision, strategic planning, event design, staff training, and business development. I also managed vendor relations, RFP’s, onsite registration, onsite move-in, database management, booth layout/assignment, and priority points.Key Achievements:● Project Management: Successfully managed multiple concurrent projects; developed budgets and strategic roadmaps covering sales and marketing plans for all events.● Process Improvements: Championed reconfiguration of sales, sponsor, and fundraising department to maximize opportunities for organizations and individuals to support IECA. ● Revenue Growth: Forged solid relationships with existing leads and aggressively prospected new opportunities which led to 10% increase in sales over 18 months.

During my time with PG Exhibits, I supervised key accounts with diverse a range of clients and projects with budgets spanning from $50K to $500K+. I was responsible for the second largest book of clients and was able to grow revenues and our market share by developing sound projects plans and sales tactics.Key Achievements: ● Customer Service: Restored client relationship by effectively improving and rebuilding booth, enhancing their brand, and ensuring they received quality and timely responses to queries.

As the Expositions Account Manager, played dual roles as both the business development and sales manager for all InfoComm events. It was on me to foster strong relationships for events with vendors, exhibitors, and attendees. I also developed, pitched, and closed sponsorship proposals for clients. Key Achievements:● Client Acquisition: Established solid client pipeline through cold calls, B2B meetings, related industry events, research, and referrals.

Herndon, Va

While working with K12 Inc, I guided multiple projects, budgets, and cross-functional teams to successfully create quality educational products. My main duties were to oversee global and virtual multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely execution of projects while keeping costs within scope of budget in fast-paced environment. I also directly supervised team ranging from five to 30.Key Achievements:● Project Turnaround: Successfully turned around failing, over budget $3M project; reorganized tasks and improved communication to steer project back within schedule and scope of budget.

Arlington, Va

Earlier in my career, I held full accountability for P&L along with all aspects of managing NDIA tradeshows, conferences, and sponsorships (located on and off-site). I was charged with coaching our team members while managing budgeting, marketing and promotion, vendor identification, contract negotiation, and all on-site logistics. I initiated and provided outreach services to volunteers, chapters, and members. I also oversaw multi-million dollar budgets and owned business critical tasks including contract development, vendor management, exhibit management, and market research.Key Achievements:● Operational Leadership: Built sponsorship department from scratch by establishing smooth workflows and efficient processes.● Revenue Growth: Grew sales 30% over three years by streamlining all sales functions and implementing efficient processes for exhibit and sponsorship operations.

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